Ingredients

3 cups rose wine (about one 750mL bottle)

1 1/2 cups fresh pink grapefruit juice (from 2 pink grapefruits), strained

3 ounces Cointreau or triple sec

3 ounces brandy or gold tequila

1 small lemon, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 orange, cut into small, thin wedges

4 pounds cantaloupe or honeydew melon, seeded and cut into small wedges

3/4 cup natural lemon-lime soda, such as R. W. Knudsen’s

Preparation

Stir together wine, grapefruit juice, Cointreau, and brandy in a large pitcher. Stir in fruit. Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to 8 hours). Stir in soda. Serve over ice.